Everyone gathered in the water pavilion at night, and when they heard that there was a competition, many people came to watch, and the water pavilion was full of people for a while.

Qian Niang also invited the academician Ying Shaoqingying, the most famous academician of Qingtong Academy in the city, who was a guest in the house, to make a judgment.

The Yelan Water Pavilion is built on the pond water, connected by four verandahs in the southeast, northwest and northwest, and surrounded by a low flat fence near the water, with gooseneck chairs for sitting and resting on the chairs.

Qian Niang asked people to set up four desks in the middle, with pianos, chess, pen, ink, paper and inkstones.

"You want to make a pair of fours? Qian Niang invited the other three to compete with Jiao Niang to try piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Qiao Niang was naturally unconvinced, "It's good that you and Jiao Niang are competing, what do you mean by calling others to help?"

Pei Xiu's piano skills are superb, this time she competed with Jiao Niang to test her piano skills, she raised her voice and said: "It's not that it can be compared to all the girls in our city, and Qian Niang can't represent everyone, so as soon as we discussed, we sent the best of these four aspects to compete with her, if she wins all, doesn't it just fulfill her good name?"

"You guys are bullying!" Qiao Niang dragged Jiao Niang to leave, "It's not comparable!"

Qian Niang stopped her, "Qiao Niang, you are always so anxious, why don't you ask the opinion of the fifth cousin?" and then said to Jiao Niang: "Fifth cousin, you won't retreat from the battle, don't you?" She raised her hand, "Where are so many people looking now." ”

Jiao Niang pulled back Qiao Niang and said with a smile: "How come, it is my luck to learn from so many talented girls." ”

Qian Niang smiled and pulled Jiao Niang to the middle, "Look, my fifth cousin is still courageous, so let's compete one by one." ”

Glancing at Pei Xiu, Pei Xiu walked to the piano, and just as she was about to sit down, she heard Jiao Niang say: "Come the same, it's too troublesome, it's better to be together." ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone was in an uproar and looked at Jiao Niang together.

"This is knowing that you are going to lose, and you plan to give up on yourself, right?"

"I think it's a trick, so that even if you lose, it will sound good to lose. ”

"Maybe people really have the ability, and this competition can be seen. ”

There was a lot of talking.

Academician Ying was surprised, he had witnessed a lot of competitions over the years, and it was the first time he saw someone to compare the four together, so he asked Jiao Niang for sure, "Girl, this four items of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all need to be paid attention to, and there is no distraction, you come together, will it be too difficult?" You can rest assured, there is no time limit, no need to worry. ”

Jiao Niang saluted respectfully, "In response to the academician's words, Jiao Niang can handle it, the birthday banquet is about to start, I don't want to delay everyone's time." Glancing sideways at Qian Niang, "Let's start." ”

Qian Niang's eyebrows condensed, and she looked at Jiao Niang deeply, wondering in her heart that she really had the ability to use four things?

She nodded to the other three, and then sat down together, each of them sitting in a four-cornered position. Pei Xiu plays the piano, sits in the south, Caixia County Lord is good at chess, sits in the north, Qian Niang stands in the west, holding both hands to write, the other is Qian Niang specially invited to help, she is a famous painter in Licheng, the surname is like frost, the things she painted, are lifelike, as true, even Hua Erye's study also hangs a painting of hers.

Such a grand occasion can be described as unprecedented, everyone admired, and then wondered how Jiao Niang looked at her at the same time with a pair of four.

But I saw that she was not in a hurry, first took a step in chess, then wrote a word, and then drew a stroke, and so on.

Academician Ying followed behind Jiao Niang, and every time she completed a step, she stroked her beard and nodded, looking very satisfied, which made everyone even more curious, and stretched her neck to see which step Jiao Niang had taken, what she wrote, what she painted, and how she wanted to play the piano.

Hua Junze accompanied Yingche to visit the garden, and unconsciously walked here, and saw that the water pavilion was full of people, and it happened that someone was also going to see the excitement, passing by him, he asked, "What are so many people doing in front?"

The man replied: "Don't you know, eldest son? The two younger sisters of your Hua family are competing in front of them, and I heard that a girl named Jiao Niang is very wonderful with a pair of four. ”

"Jiao Niang?" Hua Junze was still puzzled, and saw that Yingche had already strode forward, "Let's go and have a look." ”

Jiao Niang has always been calm, in stark contrast to the sweaty Caixia County Lord, and when Jiao Niang finishes a sunspot, Caixia County Lord's white son is no longer difficult to fight out of the encirclement, Jiao Niang smiled, "County Lord, admit it." ”

Academician Ying came over to take a look, and bowed his head, "In this game, the girl wins." ”

When Qiao Niang and Mu Zi heard this, they smiled happily, hugged each other and jumped in circles, and shouted excitedly: "Great, Jiao Niang has won." ”

Lord Caixia glared at them, slammed the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said angrily: "She only won my game, and there are still three games." ”

At this time, Qian Niang put away her pen, "Academician Ying, I have written." She has been practicing her hands to write books for more than a year, and she is confident that she can win over Jiao Niang.

Academician Ying walked over and took a look, "It's very good, it can be seen that Miss Qianniang usually works hard, but this front is very similar to a person." ”

Qian Niang said proudly: "Don't hide it from the academician, I asked Mr. Nanling to learn calligraphy as a teacher." ”

"Oh, it's him, that's calligraphy, yes, yes. Academician Ying praised again and again, and everyone thought that this game must be won by Qian Niang, "This game must be won by her, how to say that she is also Mr. Nanling's apprentice." ”

When Qian Niang heard the discussion of others, she was even more confident, and looked at Jiao Niang with contempt.

Jiao Niang happened to finish writing the last word, "Academician Ying, I have also written it." ”

Similarly, Jiao Niang also writes books with her hands, and she wants to defeat her with what Qian Niang is best at.

Academician Ying looked over again, first frowned, and then everyone's hearts tightened, guessing that it was not good?

After a while, I only heard Academician Ying say three "good" in a row, and then said: "In this game, the girl wins." ”

Everyone was shocked, Qian Niang's face turned blue instantly, and asked, "Why?" She walked to Jiao Niang's side, tore open the paper and took a look, and saw that she was written in five types of calligraphy, such as Kai, seal, line, grass, and Li, which was indeed very exquisite, but she still didn't understand where she was inferior, "Just because she wrote in five different styles, did I lose?"

When Hua Junze heard this, he couldn't help but admire, "I can write five kinds of fonts with both hands, this Jiao Niang usually hides it with me." He glanced sideways at Yingche, but saw him looking at Jiao Niang with burning eyes.

Academician Ying gently shook the feather fan, but there was a fairy wind and bones, "You can both write with both hands, Miss Qian Niang Cheng Nanling's calligraphy, has everyone's style, Jiao Niang girl can write five kinds of calligraphy, and she is also ingenious, at this point, the two of you can be said to be comparable." ”

"In that case, why do you say that Jiao Niang wins?" Qian Niang was impatient, and when she spoke to the elder, she also looked impatient.

Academician Ying didn't care, and said bluntly: "If you lose, you will lose in only imitating, without your own style, when I just read your words, I feel like whom, as soon as you say that I inherited Mr. Nanling, I remembered." Calligraphy is about the charm of the style, not the post, if you only stick to imitation, you will never be able to write really good words. And the girl is different, her words are not like others, only like herself, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, with her own style, this is where she is better than you. ”

Jiao Niang worshipped, "Jiao Niang is taught." ”

Academician Ying helped Jiao Niang with a feather fan and said, "Although your words have won, I can still see the shortcomings." ”

Jiao Niang listened carefully, "Mr. teaches." ”

She respected him as a gentleman, which made Academician Ying very happy, and he said: "Although the outer softness and the inner rigidity are good, they are too forbearing, so you will hesitate when you write." It's not that it's hard to endure, but you can't go too far. This calligraphy is like a person, sometimes you have to make a decision on the spot, otherwise a hesitation may destroy a good character. ”

This is very profound, Jiao Niang can't understand it at once, but she still nodded and memorized this passage in her heart.

Qian Niang was indignant, feeling that the academician was deliberately partial, and she didn't feel that she had lost to Jiao Niang. But the person was invited by her, and what could she say more, she just glared at Jiao Niang hatefully, snorted, and shook her hand back to her original position.

This side of the white frost has also been completed, she painted a picture of a hundred flowers, it is the scenery outside the water pavilion, it can be said that it is a wonderful brush, the sea of flowers are all painted into the painting.

Some people can't help but praise that these 100 flowers were painted in such a short period of time, which shows their profound painting skills. Some people said that it seems that the girl is losing this game.

Qian Niang smiled proudly, "Jiao Niang, where is your painting?"

Jiao Niang glanced at her, "It'll be fine soon." Then she poured out all the tea in a teacup, asked for another glass of water, and looked around.

Cheng Yu was always there, and when he saw that Jiao Niang seemed to be looking for something, he walked over, "What are you going to do, I'll help you." ”

Jiao Niang smiled at him and handed him the teacup, "You can help me get some stamens and put them in it." ”

"Good. Cheng Yu took the teacup and went to look for flowers, and Qian Niang snorted lightly, "What are you doing?"

Jiao Niang just pretended not to hear, collected the drawing paper on the table one by one, and then clamped it on the drawing board. There was only one lotus bud on the paper, although the drawing was good, but it was not comparable to the white flower picture.

Academician Ying looked at it and shook his head, "Girl, if this work alone, you will lose." ”

Jiao Niang smiled lightly, "Academician, please wait a little longer." ”

Soon, Cheng Yu came back with the teacup soaked in the stamens, Jiao Niang stirred, and when the fragrance of the stamens was soaked into the water, she saw her gently flick the water on the painting with her fingers.

Everyone is puzzled, isn't it ruined if a good painting is stained with water?

Lord Caixia sneered and said, "Your way of admitting defeat is quite peculiar. ”

Bai Rushuang didn't think so, walked up to the painting step by step, waved her hand, "No-" She saw the painting on the paper change little by little, "Look." ”

Everyone looked at it together, and they saw that the unopened flower bones, little by little, little by little, unfolded petals, actually bloomed on the paper......